Back To School!!

The summer is over and we all came to the consensus that the summer went way too fast!!  With the start of a new school year, the Bushman family has two new milestones that we are reaching this year.  Bailey is starting kindergarten, and Riley will be a freshman at BYU!!  I still remember the excitement and nervousness I felt when Riley got on the school bus (holding hands with his good friend Analise) to start his kindergarten. Time is just flying by and I do not feel ready to let my kids grow up!!  I got a little teary eyed last night thinking about it.  Here are a few first day of school pics.  Maddie is a sophomore at Sabino High School and Matt is a 7th grader at Magee Middle School.  Aren't they great looking kiddos if I do say so myself!!  Watch out ladies and hot guys!! 

Bailey is waking up ready to start her first day of school....
Notice how happy and smiley she is as we leave the house....
New backpack and shiny red shoes.....

Bailey will be making footprints as a Collier cougar this year....

Notice how her face is starting to look a little concerned and not too excited about the confetti she will be throwing in a minute....
She was barely holding back the tears, wondering about this whole school business!!
Off she goes, notice the bounce in her step.....
A happy smile again at the end of a great first day of school.  She made a friend named "Merrilly Ann"  and told us she wished her name was "Merrilly Ann"  too.  We told her her name is Bailey Anne, but she does not think it is as pretty!!
She was all smiles as she told us all about her day.  She especially liked the playground and proudly showed us her blisters from the monkey bars.  This little girl loves the monkey bars and always has callouses on her palms from them!!!
By the way, Matt got off the school bus happy and Maddie wanted me to call and get her schedule changed because she had to walk to the seminary building alone and she is one of only a few girls in her weight lifting class.  There is always drama with her!!  It looks like we're off to a great start and look forward to great things this year from all my kids.